Road Signs

Study questions with answers

12 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. You approach a sign showing a red circle with a white horizontal bar inside it. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Not enter the roadway at all

   This is the DO NOT ENTER sign, found at ramp exits, one-way streets, and crossovers where you must not proceed.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs (Do Not Enter)

2. 2. What does a downward-pointing three-sided sign colored red and white require a driver to do?

   Correct answer: Give the right-of-way and slow down

   The downward triangle is the YIELD sign. Slow down, give the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or roadway you are entering, and stop if needed.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs (Yield Sign)

3. 3. What subject is indicated by brown highway signs?

   Correct answer: Parks and recreation areas

   Brown signs guide drivers to parks and recreational areas.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)

4. 4. A five-sided (pentagon) sign is used to mark what?

   Correct answer: A school zone or crossing

   The pentagon shape identifies school zones and warns of school crossings. Slow down and watch for children.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Pentagon)

5. 5. What does an orange sign with black symbols typically indicate?

   Correct answer: Construction or maintenance work ahead

   Orange warning signs alert drivers to possible dangers from construction and maintenance work ahead.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)

6. 6. A round sign along the roadway warns a driver of what?

   Correct answer: An approaching railroad crossing

   A circular sign signals that a railroad crossing is ahead. Slow down and look and listen for approaching trains.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Circle)

7. 7. An orange triangular emblem on the back of a vehicle tells you that the vehicle does what?

   Correct answer: Travels at 25 mph or less

   The orange triangle marks a slow-moving vehicle. Farm tractors, animal-drawn wagons, and maintenance vehicles carrying it usually travel 25 mph or less.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road (Slow Moving Vehicles)

8. 8. A traffic sign with eight sides in Connecticut always instructs a driver to do what?

   Correct answer: Come to a full and complete stop

   The eight-sided (octagon) shape is used only for STOP. You must halt fully at the sign, stop line, crosswalk, or curb before proceeding.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Shapes)

9. 9. In Connecticut's sign color scheme, red signs are what type?

   Correct answer: Regulatory signs you must obey

   All red signs are regulatory and must be obeyed. Examples include STOP, YIELD, DO NOT ENTER, and WRONG WAY.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)

10. 10. In Connecticut, a diamond-shaped sign generally tells you what?

    Correct answer: A hazard or special condition lies ahead

    Diamond-shaped signs are warnings. They alert you to a special condition or hazard ahead so you can slow down and be ready to stop.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Warning Signs

11. 11. Green highway signs are used for what purpose?

    Correct answer: To guide you with location, direction, and distance

    Green signs are guide signs. They tell you where you are, which direction to travel, and how far away destinations are.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)

12. 12. Where is a pennant-shaped no-passing sign placed, and what does it indicate?

    Correct answer: On the left, marking the start of a no-passing zone

    The pennant is posted on the left side of a two-way, two-lane road at the start of a no-passing zone, matching the no-passing pavement markings.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Pennant)